Prog-Rock action

Went to see Steve Hackett (former Genesis guitarist) last night at Queen Elizabeth Hall at the South Bank Centre. Musically, not my normal thing, but my drum teacher was playing. Interesting gig. An all–seater auditorium, which always makes it a bit strange and lots of really die–hard fans who knew all the songs. Steve Hackett reminded me of a younger Bricktop from the film Snatch, perhaps mainly because of his yellowish tinted glasses. They played well. Of course I didn’t know any of the songs. He played some old Genesis stuff, some old Hackett stuff and some stuff off the new 2003 album. While on the subject of music and my drum teacher, I must give some thought about what I should do with my drumming — whether it’s worth keeping it up and trying to find some people to play with or whether it’s too late in life to get to the level where I can play with other people. Whenever I see live music I always think it’d be fun to be a bassist. In my role as a total dilettante, maybe I should take up the bass!